Yet when I finally board Iran Air for the trip from Amsterdam to Tehran, the only thing that scares me is knowing that I am going to spend time in a culture where the buffer zone of personal space I manage to maintain between myself and others – even the people I love – will be shattered by people who are more comfortable speaking nose to nose.
these brief lines are whetting my appettite for more.
ReplyDeletetori, let me smell your breath!
ReplyDeleteSo, brush your tongue, your teeth, take a bath. You can't control what others smell like but you can perhaps influence them with your personal hygiene standards.
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